Project Hillclimber - Page 16

Wes · 09-27-2009, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by brinner

aaahhh i c

Needs to be a balance between all the functions. Maybe you are going to only do this one very specific thing and you give up this for that- but while you are building a hillclimber (whatever that means) that needs to do this, maybe you want to build something a little more versatile and have the longer travel without having to compromise too much on stability. It is all relative though- you are wide as fuck to begin with, but you are also tall. Ultimately, I think if you ran the numbers right, with a stiff spring rate you could justifiably move the COs in at the bottom and still be relatively stable.

For what its worth, everything I read said shocks had to be mounted "laid back" so I built it like that for my COs. But everybody that was saying laid back was building/had leaf sprung rigs and I ended up having to move mine behind the axle to get the angle more appropriate for a linked rig. Everything is relative.

brinner · 09-27-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Wes

Needs to be a balance between all the functions. Maybe you are going to only do this one very specific thing and you give up this for that- but while you are building a hillclimber (whatever that means) that needs to do this, maybe you want to build something a little more versatile and have the longer travel without having to compromise too much on stability. It is all relative though- you are wide as fuck to begin with, but you are also tall. Ultimately, I think if you ran the numbers right, with a stiff spring rate you could justifiably move the COs in at the bottom and still be relatively stable.

For what its worth, everything I read said shocks had to be mounted "laid back" so I built it like that for my COs. But everybody that was saying laid back was building/had leaf sprung rigs and I ended up having to move mine behind the axle to get the angle more appropriate for a linked rig. Everything is relative.

hhmmm......point taken. ok, well we will have to see how things work out.

**SilverSeven** · 09-27-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverSeven

it looks lkike the cos are mounted way high from the axle.. why dont you make them mount lower? your front end will lower and you will be able to keep you 12s maybe even 14s

do you have me on ignore hytenor? i believe i am talking about it too

hytenor · 09-28-2009, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SilverSeven

do you have me on ignore hytenor? i believe i am talking about it too

LOL, no

just didn't see that one.

WesJ · 10-16-2009, 07:10 AM

got new tires on it yet?

brinner · 10-16-2009, 05:25 PM

no but i did get a crossmember made and put on as well as the 10" CO's and rear shocks.

The only thing i have to do is a front driveshaft and tires. That and a year down the road convert to full hydro (you have no idea how many issues that fixes......oh wait, yeah you probably do)

**SilverSeven** · 10-22-2009, 10:28 AM

what did you come up with for weights of the front corners?

SAR_Squid79 · 10-27-2009, 09:46 PM

For Progress Report!

brinner · 11-01-2009, 06:25 PM

got the new street tires on, they are 32.9" BFG AT's. Next is a front driveshaft.

badmoonrising · 11-01-2009, 06:39 PM

33's? that thing looks retarded... get bigger tires

brinner · 11-02-2009, 07:19 AM

yeah, your right...daily driving around on 37's and 3.73's would be the best thing to do.

NwiTACO · 11-02-2009, 07:33 AM

You regearing anytime soon?

What rim size are you running. If they are 17's I've got some spares you can have...

hytenor · 11-02-2009, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by NwiTACO

You regearing anytime soon?

What rim size are you running. If they are 17's I've got some spares you can have...

uh, I think he's waiting to gear whatever new axles he comes up with rather than wasting $ and time on the OE rear.

NwiTACO · 11-02-2009, 01:10 PM

uh, he's keeping the rear axle for now.

hytenor · 11-02-2009, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NwiTACO

uh, he's keeping the rear axle for now.

for now

brinner · 11-02-2009, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NwiTACO

You regearing anytime soon?

What rim size are you running. If they are 17's I've got some spares you can have...

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Originally Posted by hytenor

uh, I think he's waiting to gear whatever new axles he comes up with rather than wasting $ and time on the OE rear.

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Originally Posted by NwiTACO

uh, he's keeping the rear axle for now.

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Originally Posted by hytenor

for now

same end answer, just a different reasoning.

besides i need a job and im so freaking stressed right now that i am making stupid mistakes(like telling my committee that my exam date is the 16th when its the 19th.........long story) i hardly had time (and $) to put the 33's on the 16" rims this weekend and then put them on my truck......"regearing" just makes me laugh to hard to actually take that notion too seriously right now.

**fire931** · 11-03-2009, 07:11 AM

understandable.. so have you been driving it around any??

brinner · 11-03-2009, 08:57 AM

yeah, it has a TRE style high steer setup which is causing some problems (the geometry is tight so the drag link hits the tierod near full stuff) so while it IS driveable, im holding back abit til my heim-style setup gets in, basically just driving on little trips across town every once in awhile, then checking everything to make sure bolts are staying tight and stuff like that. It drives pretty good considering its not an IFS truck anymore. Everyone was right....it was a huge change, i had to kind of learn it all over again.

**fire931** · 11-03-2009, 10:46 AM

good to hear.. i'm sure after a little bit of time running it around you can get all the small bugs worked out!

01 Tundra · 11-03-2009, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by fire931

good to hear.. i'm sure after a little bit of time running it around you can get all the small bugs worked out!

Yep....I've almost got all mine worked out after only 8 yrs.....time to change it up again

!

brinner · 11-03-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 01 Tundra

Yep....I've almost got all mine worked out after only 8 yrs.....time to change it up again

!

yeah..."all the bugs".....thats a good one.

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10-16-2009, 05:25 PM	#456
brinner Brian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,828	no but i did get a crossmember made and put on as well as the 10" CO's and rear shocks. The only thing i have to do is a front driveshaft and tires. That and a year down the road convert to full hydro (you have no idea how many issues that fixes......oh wait, yeah you probably do) __________________ I had a weird shimmy in the front end so i cut off all the IFS....now, there's no shimmy. 05 DC 3-link D44 TRD rear with long ass shackles

10-22-2009, 10:28 AM	#457
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10-27-2009, 09:46 PM	#458
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11-01-2009, 06:25 PM	#459
brinner Brian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,828	got the new street tires on, they are 32.9" BFG AT's. Next is a front driveshaft. __________________ I had a weird shimmy in the front end so i cut off all the IFS....now, there's no shimmy. 05 DC 3-link D44 TRD rear with long ass shackles

11-01-2009, 06:39 PM	#460
badmoonrising Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: southern california Posts: 2,464	33's? that thing looks retarded... get bigger tires __________________ Proud member of the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TACOMA CLUB SCTC what the fuck is resale value?

11-02-2009, 07:19 AM	#461
brinner Brian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,828	yeah, your right...daily driving around on 37's and 3.73's would be the best thing to do. __________________ I had a weird shimmy in the front end so i cut off all the IFS....now, there's no shimmy. 05 DC 3-link D44 TRD rear with long ass shackles

11-02-2009, 07:33 AM	#462
NwiTACO yum...yum... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Flat Land Posts: 2,174	You regearing anytime soon? What rim size are you running. If they are 17's I've got some spares you can have...

11-02-2009, 01:10 PM	#464
NwiTACO yum...yum... Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Flat Land Posts: 2,174	uh, he's keeping the rear axle for now.

11-03-2009, 07:11 AM	#467
fire931 Armor Tech Offroad TTORA BRONZE Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lexington, VA Posts: 562	understandable.. so have you been driving it around any?? __________________ 07 double cab, fox coilovers, MT classic locks, MT MTZ's, sliders, front bumper, armor tech offroad rear bumper, on board air, arb rear, xrc 10 winch, skids, hi lift, electric fan conversion, inchworm crawler box w/ lefty, quite a few other little tid-bits.. ohh and some mother nature pinstriping www.armortechoffroad.com

11-03-2009, 08:57 AM	#468
brinner Brian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,828	yeah, it has a TRE style high steer setup which is causing some problems (the geometry is tight so the drag link hits the tierod near full stuff) so while it IS driveable, im holding back abit til my heim-style setup gets in, basically just driving on little trips across town every once in awhile, then checking everything to make sure bolts are staying tight and stuff like that. It drives pretty good considering its not an IFS truck anymore. Everyone was right....it was a huge change, i had to kind of learn it all over again. __________________ I had a weird shimmy in the front end so i cut off all the IFS....now, there's no shimmy. 05 DC 3-link D44 TRD rear with long ass shackles

11-03-2009, 10:46 AM	#469
fire931 Armor Tech Offroad TTORA BRONZE Sponsor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Lexington, VA Posts: 562	good to hear.. i'm sure after a little bit of time running it around you can get all the small bugs worked out! __________________ 07 double cab, fox coilovers, MT classic locks, MT MTZ's, sliders, front bumper, armor tech offroad rear bumper, on board air, arb rear, xrc 10 winch, skids, hi lift, electric fan conversion, inchworm crawler box w/ lefty, quite a few other little tid-bits.. ohh and some mother nature pinstriping www.armortechoffroad.com

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